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Community celebrates School Board Recognition Month
T
he Siuslaw School District
will join the other 196
school districts throughout
Oregon to celebrate January
as School Board Recognition
Month, Superintendent An-
drew Grzeskowiak announced
on Jan. 13.
“Our school board mem-
bers spend countless hours
of unpaid time working to
provide the best possible ed-
ucation for our students,”
Grzeskowiak said. “They also
serve as the corporate board
of directors for one of our
community’s largest employ-
ers. Celebrating School Board
Recognition Month is one way
to say thanks for all they do.”
In Florence, the school
board consists of Board Chair
Bob Sneddon, Board Vice-
Chair Paul Burns and Director
John Barnett, Director Den-
nis King, Director Suzanne
Board Chair Bob
Sneddon
Board Vice-Chair
Paul Burns
Mann-Heintz, Director Diana
Pimlott and Director Guy
Rosinbaum.
Each year, staff and students
try to present something spe-
cial or unique to the directors
to show their appreciation
for what they do to keep the
schools and programs run-
ning, day in and day out.
Some of the students present
notes of appreciation, while
other present personally craft-
ed items from their classroom
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learning experiences. This
year, staff and students ex-
pressed their gratitude virtual-
ly. Each school in the district
also posted a note of apprecia-
tion on their websites.
In more physical methods,
Siuslaw High School gave the
school board facemasks fea-
turing the SHS Viking logo.
The ninth grade Future Suc-
cess class and the eighth grade
Woodshop class, under the
direction of teacher TJ Wil-
son, made customized cutting
boards for each board mem-
ber.
In addition, the local PTA
released a “breaking news”
alert with an eight-second
video stating, “The Florence
Community PTA wants to
thank you for supporting us.
Director Dennis
King
Director Suzanne
Mann-Heintz
Thank you!”
According to Grzeskowiak,
school board members repre-
sent their fellow citizens’ views
and priorities in the complex
enterprise of maintaining
and running the community’s
public schools. They also re-
inforce the principle of local
control over public education,
which is an important, highly
valued aspect of education in
Oregon.
“Too often the efforts of
school board members go
unrecognized,” Grzeskowiak
said.
The school board’s main
goal is to support student
achievement. To achieve that
goal, the board focuses on the
following needs:
• Creating a vision for what
Director Diana
Pimlott
parents and citizens want their
school district to become and
how to make student achieve-
ment the top priority
• Making career technical
education a priority with ded-
icated funding and programs
to expand opportunities for all
students
• Assessing whether schools
achieve their goals, and
whether students are learning
• Accounting for the out-
comes of decisions and by
tracking progress and report-
ing results
Director Guy
Rosinbaum
• Aligning the use of the
district’s human and financial
resources
• Collaborating to solve
common problems and to
support common successes
• Focusing on continuous
improvement by questioning,
examining, revising, refining
and revisiting issues related to
student achievement.
Considering the complexi-
ties of this past year, assisting
students and families during
the pandemic with a commit-
ment to regular meal services
out in the community and
internet fee assistance to ad-
dress equity issues have been
additional community service
priorities for the board.
“Even though we are mak-
ing a special effort during Jan-
uary to show appreciation for
our school board members,
we recognize their contri-
butions reflect a year-round
effort on their part. They are
dedicated individuals who are
committed to improving stu-
dent achievement and to fight-
ing for the best for all of our
students,” Grzeskowiak said.
Stimulus payments are coming: Look for EIP debit card
The U.S. Treasury has be-
gun issuing its second round
of stimulus payments. People
who don’t receive a direct de-
posit by early January should
look for either a check from
IRS or Economic Impact Pay-
ment (EIP) debit card in the
mail. People will not necessar-
ily be paid the same way they
received their first stimulus
payment.
Most individuals will re-
ceive $600 and $1,200 for
married couples filing a joint
return and $600 for each qual-
ifying child.
New: Couples filing jointly
with just one member of the
couple with a work-eligible
Social Security Number will
now be eligible for payments
for the taxpayers and their
qualifying children.
If you receive a card in the
mail, you can identify it: The
envelope will have a return
address of Money Network
Cardholder Services, PO Box
247022, Omaha, NE 68124.
This is not a scam.
People do not need to take
any action right now to re-
ceive their stimulus payment.
Eligible individuals who do
not receive their payment or
who did not receive their first
stimulus payment can claim it
(under the Recovery Rebate
Credit) when they file their
2020 tax return this year. Peo-
ple who do not normally file
tax returns should also file a
2020 tax return if they do not
receive their stimulus pay-
ment.
More information about the
distribution of stimulus pay-
ments can be found at www.
irs.gov/coronavirus/second-
eip-faqs.
There is also information
about how to use the card
from the National Consumer
Law Center at www.nclc.org/
images/Issue-Brief-Money-
Network-EIP-Cards.pdf.
For free or reduced cost tax
filing help, people can go to
cashoregon.org or call 211.
Oregon State Police to utilize Oregon National Guard at State Capitol
Deadline for Press Releases Is Every Monday
and Thursday by Noon. Email
P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM .
Oregon State Police (OSP)
Superintendent Terri Davie
requested and was granted by
Gov. Kate Brown the activa-
tion of members of the Ore-
gon National Guard (ONG)
to assist with potential up-
coming civil unrest/protests.
“The OSP will continue to
take a neutral role in ensur-
ing Oregonians exercise their
First Amendment rights,” said
Davie. “For the past seven
months, your troopers have
responded throughout Ore-
gon to various protests, un-
lawful assemblies and riots.
Our goals have always been
to protect people, protect
people’s rights and to protect
property. The recent events at
our Nation’s Capitol building
and at our own statehouse il-
lustrate the need for law en-
forcement to be prepared and
appropriately staffed for any
large gatherings.”
The Oregon Army Nation-
al Guard will be deployed as
necessary and their deploy-
Library
Board to
meet
ment locations will not be
made public. OSP and the
ONG routinely work and
train together in response to
Oregon’s challenges, includ-
ing civil unrest, human re-
main recovery in the recent
wildfire response and safe-
guarding our communities in
times of crisis.
“With the ONG supple-
menting OSP ranks, we will
be ready to ensure peaceful
events and handle emergency
situations,” said OSP Captain
Timothy Fox.
OSP will continue to work
A regular meeting of the Siuslaw
Public Library District Board of Di-
rectors will be held virtually at 1 p.m.
on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The public is invited and encour-
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with local, state and federal
partners in planning for po-
tential events at the Oregon
State Capitol or any other
jurisdiction in Oregon. OSP
will continue to leverage their
strong partnerships with local
and federal law enforcement,
in efforts to provide safety
to legislators and employees
conducting the people’s busi-
ness in the Capitol.
The OSP does not discuss
the specifics of potential
threats or tactical plans made
unless it is determined there
is a public safety need.
aged to attend remotely by phone or
online, and may submit questions
and public comments to meg@
siuslawlibrary.org prior to the meet-
ing or at siuslawlibrary.info.
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Health is our #1 Priority!
At Shervin’s we are taking extra precaution in order to ensure that our customers and staff are kept safe
and healthy during this quickly changing situation.
1 Car Sanitation – All cars are wiped down with a sanitizer before and aft er the service. We wipe down
any areas in the interior where employees have touched, such as door handles, the steering wheel, keys,
shift ers and power window panels.
2 Hand Sanitation- Our staff will continue to wash their hands throughout the day and change gloves
aft er each car they service.
3 Give Customers Options- We will pick up and deliver your vehicle to your home. You may also drop
your key in our secure mailbox for drop-off s to avoid or minimize contact.
4 Employee Illness is Serious- We are encouraging employees
not to shake hands. We are practicing “personal distancing” and
encouraging employees to stay home if they feel under the weather.
5 Wipe Down High Touch Points- We wipe/spray counters, credit
card machines, door handles, phone handles, kitchen areas, and
chair arms and tables in waiting area multiple times a day.
We continue to be focused and committed to working with each
of you to ensure we continue to meet and exceed your expecta-
tions. We are here for you.
We thank you for your business and more importantly, your
friendship. Please be safe and exercise extra precaution during this
challenging time.
